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Youngstown Steel - Iroquois Iron Company Construction

South Chicago, IL. Construction view of blast furnace foundations, concrete ore unloading dock, etc. for Iroquois Iron Company's new plant. 35,000 yards of concrete placed in eleven months. A fill of two acres of ground in 15 feet of water was made in 14 days. 4,000 feet of breakwater in Lake Michigan completed in three months. Pages 32 and 33 from Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company book.

See also: Youngstown_Sheet_and_Tube_Company; Iroquois_Iron_and_Steel_Company; SCH_East_Side;


Item Data

Title  Youngstown Steel - Iroquois Iron Company Construction
Description  South Chicago, IL. Construction view of blast furnace foundations, concrete ore unloading dock, etc. for Iroquois Iron Company's new plant. 35,000 yards of concrete placed in eleven months. A fill of two acres of ground in 15 feet of water was made in 14 days. 4,000 feet of breakwater in Lake Michigan completed in three months. Pages 32 and 33 from Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company book.
Subjects  Youngstown_Sheet_and_Tube_Company; Iroquois_Iron_and_Steel_Company; SCH_East_Side;
Creator 
Date  1912-00-00; 2007-02-01
Format  Photograph_(all_forms)
Identifier  1634; http://www.pullman-museum.org/cgi-bin/pvm/mainRecordDisplayXML.pl?recordid=10527; 82-218-p32.33
Rights  The Industrial Heritage Archives provides reproductions of items from its collections for personal or research use. If an image is to be reproduced in any type of publication or on the web, written permission is required and use fees may be assessed.
Collection 

Southeast Chicago Historical Society

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